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Chesterville vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Chesterville | Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
7,146Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Chesterville and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.